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The Operation Henry Trust is a ‘sharp end’ charity offering support to sufferers of Pancreatic Cancer (and their families). It aims to provide 'special times' to enhance the last days and weeks of life so that whatever time is available can be lived to the fullest.
4Louis aim to provide hospitals free of charge with memory boxes to be giving to bereaved parents who suffer the trauma of stillbirth or neo-natal death. Each box contains a clay impression kit for hand and feet imprints, teddy bears and an Angel, which signifies a born sleeping baby.
Acacia Family Support aims to improve the lives of mothers and families affected by Pre or Postnatal depression across Birmingham. We offer families a variety of support services including peer support and befriending, cognitive behavioural therapy and a unique dads project.
Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is an independent charity which provides free information, advice and support to people affected by medical accidents through a national helpline, casework and support service and works with government agencies and health providers to improve safety and make systems for investigation and redress fairer.
Pre-eclampsia is a serious disease of pregnancy, affecting up to 10% of pregnancies and leading to the death of around 1,000 babies and 6 women each year in the UK. APEC aims to raise awareness, improve care and ease suffering caused by this potentially devastating condition. HELPLINE: 02084274217
Adoption Support is an independent charity that exists to support all those whose life has been touched by adoption. We provide: Confidential helpline. Specialised counselling. Intermediary/reunion services. Tracing advice. Support for birth relatives. Help with contact arrangements. Support for adoptive families. Residential camps and support for adopted young people.
ADVANCE supports women and children suffering DOMESTIC VIOLENCE in Hammersmith and Fulham, also in Brent. It offers advice, advocacy and guidance 365 days a year providing crisis intervention and a range of support for victims going through the court process.
Aftermath works with people in Merseyside and Cheshire affected by the devastation of road crashes. It offers practical help and emotional support to bereaved families and those suffering injury. Also offering support and information to relatives, friends and professional carers helping the family. Services are tailored to meet individual needs.
Age Concern Dacorum is a local charity working to promote the well being of older people & help make later life a fulfilling & enjoyable experience. The Charity delivers high quality services within Dacorum, aims to safeguard the rights of older people & support the fulfilment of their aspirations.
Age UK Herefordshire & Worcestershire is the new name for Age Concern Herefordshire & Worcestershire and we are committed to promoting the well being of all older people in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and aims to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.
Age Concern Lewisham and Southwark exists to 'improve life for older people' from a variety of ethnicities and backgrounds who face common challenges with care, illness, isolation and poverty
The aim of Age Concern organisations nationally is to "Promote the relief of older people".
Age UK Oxfordshire is the new name for Age Concern Oxfordshire. We help and support older people & their carers to make later life a fulfilling, enjoyable experience: working to ensure that as we get older our voices are heard, we are treated with dignity & have access to services we want and need.
The aim of the charity is to provide a high quality,needs focused range of support activities and services for older people in the community of Portsmouth.
Age Concern Slough and Berkshire East exists to maintain and improve the quality of life for older people in Slough and Berkshire East by being active in facilitating their independence.
1. We aim to improve the quality of life for older people and their carers. 2. We seek to ensure that they maintain their self-respect and independence and enjoy freedom of choice and equal opportunities. 3. We work locally with older people and provide information, education and services.
Age UK Wakefield District is a registered charity promoting the wellbeing of local older people aiming to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience. It aims to influence the way people think about ageing and acknowledge the valuable contribution older people make to society.
Age Concern Walsall is a trusted charitable organisation that aims to improve the quality of life for older people by actively working to promote choice, independence, inclusion and dignity whilst working to overcome isolation, exclusion and discrimination.
Age Concern NI and Help the Aged in Northern Ireland joined forces in April 2009. Together we are Age NI. Age NI delivers care services, provides advice & advocacy, campaigns, fundraises & influences our decision-makers to improve later life for us all. To find out more visit www.ageni.org
Age UK Bristol is a forward thinking organisation, committed to working with and for older people in Bristol, enabling them to maintain their independence and quality of life. Not many people realise, but we are an independent charity that relies heavily on local support!
Age Concern Cheshire is committed to making later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience for all older people in Cheshire. It seeks to achieve this by providing a range of care and support services to empower and enable older people.
AGE UK LONDON WORKS TO RAISE THE VOICE AND SAFEGUARD THE NEEDS OF OUR OLDER PEOPLE We promote and represent the views of older Londoners We campaing on real issues that make a difference to older people We work with over 30 local Age UKs across London to enhance services
Age UK Northumberland promotes the well-being of people over 50 in Northumberland. It offers a range of products and services; campaigns on issues affecting older people; works in partnership with other agencies and consults with older people and organisations to ensure that needs are met.
Age UK West Sussex (new name for Age Concern West Sussex) is an independent charity working to promote the wellbeing of all older people in West Sussex, to make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience....
ACT is a registered childrens charity operating as a national self help group. Founded in 1983 ACT works to support children who can only breathe with the aid of a Tracheostomy tube in the throat. ACT provides advocacy, support, practical advice as well as items of medical equipment to its members.
Support for women and men struggling with unplanned pregnancy & pregnancy loss.
Amman Valley Women's Aid offers support services to Women, Men and Children who have experienced domestic abuse and who wish to be supported whilst remaining in their own homes, they can also offer emergency temporary crisis accomodation to Women and Children if needed.
Apostleship of the Sea (AOS) is the frontline service for the care of seafarers visiting our shores. It provides practical care to seafarers and works to educate the public and statutory bodies on the issues facing seafarers on a daily basis. It depends wholly on voluntary contributions to continue its vital work.
It strives to support the local community. Tackling local issues and providing help to the hurting. It is a church in the heart of the community, with a heart for the community.
ASIRT’s aims are: the provision of relief, including food parcels, cooked meals, child-care supplies, advocacy, legal representation and advice for asylum-seekers, refugees and their dependants in Birmingham and the West Midlands who are in condition of destitution, hardship and distress.
Support group for people with glycogen storage diseases, very rare genetic disorders of metabolism, and their families. We offer: web site, newsletter, annual conference/workshops, promote understanding of and research into GSDs which are often disabling and life-limiting. http://www.agsd.org.uk
Our charity offers information, advice and support to women who suffer from post-natal depression and their families. We have volunteers who have had the illness and recovered who offer support by phone, e-mail or post. Our aim is to offer hope to sufferers and support them while they are ill.
Helping families break the cycle of domestic abuse
ATD Fourth World works in partnership with people living in poverty, supporting their efforts to build a better future for their children and family. By ensuring that their voice is heard and their views taken on board, the charity aims to bring real and lasting change to people's lives.
Autism Concern is a charity which provides support and options to people affected by all forms of autism in gaining independence and control of their lives.
We are the leading provider of specialist autism care and support in the West Midlands. We work with people of all ages across the autism spectrum, their families and carers to empower them to create a better future. We work with professionals at local and national levels to raise autism awareness.
The Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area (ASGMA) provides a range of support services to people affected by Autism - including parents and carers support groups, telephone support, Parent Resource Information Packs, awareness events and Training. The Aspirations Project provides individual support and social engagement to people with Asperger Syndrome / Higher Functioning Autism.
Aware Defeat Depression works in N.I. for people with the devastating illness of depression, cited in 75% of suicides.In 2007, 5 people a week took their life in N.I. Many of them were young & should have had a long & happy life. Instead they felt unable to ask for help when they needed it. Donations to the charity will save lives & help people to lead fulfilling lives again. Visit www.aware-ni.org.uk for more information.
Bangladesh Welfare Society of Barnet (BWSB) is a registered community organisation (Charity Registration No. 1111008). It seeks to promote Bangladeshi cultural heritage, and aims to teach the Bengali and Arabic languages to Bangladeshi children who are aged between 4 and 16 and living in Barnet.
Beacon Bolton Counselling Service is a registered charity whose mission statement is: “Counselling for anyone over 16, irrespective of race, religion or beliefs.” Beacon incorporates SAVS, which counsels victims of sexual abuse and SOBBS, which counsels people affected by bereavement by suicide.
beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. beat provides helplines for adults and young people, online support and a UK-wide network of self-help groups to help people beat their eating disorder. beat's vision is that eating disorders will be beaten.
Our aim is to build stronger communities and enrich lives by giving grants that genuinely help to meet the needs faced by our local people. Since 1985, the Foundation has awarded over £6million to local voluntary and community groups in Berkshire. See www.berkshirecf.org for more details.
Berkshire East & South Bucks Women's Aid provides support for victims of domestic violence throughout East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire. One in four women suffer some form of emotional, mental or physical abuse, and it affects women of all ages, cultures, backgrounds and professions. Services include refuge space for women and children, resettlement for families leaving the refuge, and advice and support for families suffering from domestic abuse. Berkshire East & South Bucks Women's Aid is a registered charity, set up in 1976.
Founded in 1971, Bield is today the largest provider of very sheltered housing in Scotland. We enable older people to live independent and fulfilling lives by creating and maintaining high quality appropriate housing, care and support services. Email: k.rowe@bield.co.uk (Scottish Charity SC006878)
Birmingham Settlement was founded in 1899 and is one of the oldest charities in the City. It works to overcome social disadvantage through the provision of Children's Services, Older People's Services, Money Advice, building community cohesion and employment and training advice. To learn more please visit the website at: www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk
Founded as the Women's University Settlement in 1887, it aims to create opportunities for local people in the area of North Southwark and Waterloo to achieve their social and economic potential by delivering community services that are inclusive, accessible to people who feel marginalised and are free or subsidised.
The Blossom Appeal is an independent charity which raises money for the breast care unit at North Manchester General Hospital. It aims to provide better facilities for patients, including new equipment, a Blossom Lounge for counselling and free complementary therapy sessions.
We provide a warm safe place to stay for young homeless people of the Bradford district and surrounding areas on a one night at a time basis, within the homes of volunteers. On over 7000 occasions we have offered a bed in one of our homes. It isn't posh, it isn't for long but it is safe and it is really appreciated...
It aims to bring courtesy and friendly face to the city centre on Friday and Saturday nights. Working in with police, pubs, clubs and CCTV to ensure that your evening is as safe and fun as it can be. Set up by local churches, they welcome volunteers of all faiths and none, from all walks of life.
Brandon Trust works with and for people with learning disabilities. It aims to support and enable people with complex needs to live the lives they choose. Brandon maximise an individual’s independence through Supported Living, Education, Residential Services, Training, Work Learning and Leisure.
The Breastfeeding Network (BfN) is a UK-wide, independent, voluntary organisation providing information and support for breastfeeding women and those involved in their care. It offers training for volunteers, provides telephone and face-to-face support and runs the Drugs in Breastmilk Helpline.
Through its team of highly trained volunteers, the service offers a free, independent and impartial option for dealing with neighbourhood conflict in the Brighton & Hove and Lewes District area, encouraging those in dispute to come up with their own solutions.
Bringing Hope is a Christian organisation seeking to positively impact and transform the lives of individuals, families and communities in a crisis by training churches and other agencies to effectively address social issues, directly supporting those in need and promoting joined up working to tackle all forms of deprivation
Bristol Crisis Service for Women supports women and girls who self-injure. <p> We provide confidential helpline, text and email support. <p> We have a range of leaflets and booklets about self-injury, and also provide training for professionals who work with people who self-injure. <p> Please see our website for more information: <http://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk> www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk
Bristol Mind aims to promote mental health and reduce stigma. Services include: advocacy services; Mindline, free phone, out-of-hours, listening support; phone and web site information; a service evaluation project and a Training Project offering mental health promotion courses. The organisation also supports self-help and user groups.
The British Lung Foundation Wales supports the one in five people living in Wales who are affected by a lung condition. We do this by providing information and support to individuals and by investing in world class research.
The British Tinnitus Association helps people with tinnitus. It provides a Freephone Helpline, 0800 018 0527, funds research into causes and treatment of tinnitus and raises awareness within the medical community and general public. It provides group support and individual membership options and publishes a quarterly magazine 'Quiet'.
Brook is a young people's sexual health charity which works with and for young people through clinical services, education and outreach, campaigns, advocacy and lobbying. Brook's mission is ensure that all children and young people have access to high quality, free and confidential sexual health services, as well as education and support that enables them to make informed, active choices about their personal and sexual relationships so they can enjoy their sexuality without harm. You can find more information on Brook at <a href='http://www.brook.org.uk/'>www.brook.org.uk</a> <p> To donate to the Brook 100 Club please click here http://www.justgiving.com/Brook-100-Club <a href='http://www.justgiving.com/Brook-100-Club'>here</a>
Operates riding for the disabled and for people with special needs at College of West Anglia Milton Cambridge
CBN is a website that provides a vital meeting ground for anyone affected by cancer, their families, friends and carers. A haven either for chatting 1 to 1 by private messaging onsite, or via the lively Forum 24/7. Members can share the ups and downs, laughter and tears with others who know how it feels because they’ve been there too. CBN proves that cancer need never be a lonely experience. www.cancerbuddiesnetwork.org
We provide support, information, complementary therapy to everyone in Suffolk affected by a cancer diagnosis from patients, family, friends & carers. We rely on you to help us fundraise to keep much needed services available to those who need it. Thank you for your support it’s very much appreciate.
The volunteers at Cancer Connections have experienced cancer themselves and help other people who have been diagnosed with cancer, are receiving treatment, had cancer in the past, are caring for someone with cancer, or been bereaved. The aim of Cancer Connections is to help people living with cancer, in South Tyneside, to return to normal life and enjoy again their family, work and leisure.
We help everyone to prevent and recover from cancer through Breast Cancer Partnership, Children's Cancer Recovery Project & our umbrella services. We understand people need immediate support & give cancer patients & their families financial security, hope, & valued advice when they need it most.
Care for the Family strengthens family life and helps those who are hurting because of family difficulties. We help thousands of couples, parents and families across the UK to build strong relationships through events, networks, resources and family-building breaks. Special initiatives include the Bereaved Parents' Network, and support for single parent families.
Carers Association Southern Staffordshire is the only organisation that focuses solely on supporting Carers in southern Staffordshire. We provide a wide range of essential support to Young and Adult Carers, from information, advice and training to emotional support and social activities, all of which are free and confidential. Currently the services are provided to around 4,000 adult and 450 young carers.
Carers Network Westminster is a voluntary organisation working with carers within Westminster. our work includes outreach to identify carers, information and advice to help carers access services and general support services to help carers cope.
The Carers Resource gives tailored support and information to unpaid carers and vulnerable people. It is an independent, award-winning Yorkshire charity which is open to everyone and offers emotional and practical help to enable them to cope.
It is a local charity supporting the work of unpaid carers in the Bristol and South Gloucestershire area, through a range of services including a sympathetic carers support telephone line, a team of carers support officers, and a variety of workshops, training and events. Our service is free, and confidential. We are here to help you.
Carers UK is an organisation of carers providing vital information and support for carers. Many carers' health, finances and careers are severely affected as a direct consequence of providing unpaid care. Carers UK campaigns for a better deal for carers.
CASA IS A NORTH LONDON AGENCY THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ALCOHOL & DRUGS PROBLEMS. WE HELP OUR CLIENTS TO BUILD UPON THEIR STRENGTHS AND TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, FREE FROM ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG MISUSE.
Many young people in the UK find themselves in seemingly impossible 'catch 22' situations. We believe that every young person deserves the chance to get on in life no matter what. <p> With over 120 projects working with young people in communities around the UK, we are one of the largest youth charities in the country. We work with over 34,000 10-25 year olds, and our hope for every one of them is that they are given the chance at life that we believe every young person deserves. </p> We work to give all young people the chance to learn, to earn a living and find somewhere safe and stable to live, to stay away from crime and make a contribution to their community. At Catch22 we know there are young people in all sorts of difficult situations and we stick with them no matter what has happened to them or what mistakes they have made. We want to help them find ways out of their tough situations, whatever they may be.
CHANA supports couples going through the pain of infertility. Through, amongst other things, a telephone support line, professional one-to-one counselling and specialist medical support, CHANA is a lifeline to the many people facing the emotional, physical and monetary challenges that infertility brings.
Chaos Theory is a violence prevention organisation that aims to engage those most likely to shoot or stab or be a victim of a shooting or stabbing. The Charity employs an evidenced based intervention that utilises disease control methodology to reduce shootings, stabbings and killings.
Established over 40 years ago, Chaplaincy (formerly UJC) is an independent charity that exists solely to provide all Jewish students across the UK with Chaplains.
It helps children with disabilities experience therapy, achievement and enjoyment through horseriding.
CHART is a team of community responders, based in West Chiltington and Pulborough, who have been trained by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. It provides essential treatment in the first crucial minutes of an emergency, enabling critical intervention to be performed that can save lives.
It helps people of all ages with a Learning Disability by providing various clubs, schemes, subsidised leisure activities and other services to members, parents and carers. Membership is open to anybody with an empathy in our cause and they receive news magazines, special offers and gifts throughout the year.
Chelmsford Women’s Aid seeks to support women and children who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence. It encourages them to develop skills and confidence which enables them to exercise their own power and use all available opportunities and choices to successfully move on in their lives.
Cherry Lodge provides and promotes information and support to improve the quality of life for those living with cancer. We have nurse led cancer information, library, self help and complementary therapies. We believe in a holistic approach as cancer has an impact on the whole person - body, mind and spirit.
Cheshire Carers Centre offers information, advice and support to all carers across Cheshire. This can be emotional and/or practical support with experienced and friendly staff. They hold training, lunch clubs, support groups and drop ins for carers to meet other carers in a similar situation.
ChildLine is the UK's free and confidential, 24 hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise, support and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn. Children call ChildLine about a wide range of problems, but the most common problems are abuse (both sexual and physical), bullying, serious family tensions, worries about friends' welfare and teenage pregnancy. Children and young people can call ChildLine about anything – no problem is too big or too small. ChildLine is a service provided by the NSPCC
CFAB is a unique child and family social welfare charity that works to reunite children who have been seperated from their loved ones across international borders.
Oasis Church Waterloo (formerly Church.co.uk) serves SE1 as hub for the community.
The Circle Works is a quiet, hospitable space for people doing challenging work in the community. Community-based work is rewarding, but it can be exhausting too. The Circle Works offers refreshment, encouragement, connection with others of like mind and, most importantly, space to think.
The Citizens Advice service is a network of independent, local charities that help people resolve their legal, money, employment, consumer and other problems. It provides information and advice to everyone who needs it and influences government and organisations to bring about change in policies and laws that affect people's lives.
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is the national umbrella body that provides support services for Scottish citizens advice bureaux, sets quality standards and audits bureaux compliance with these standards and collates client case evidence to shape policy in Scotland and the UK.
We are a charity. Each year we face a substantial gap between the grants we receive from local authorities and our full running costs. Costs not fully covered by such grants include training our volunteer advisers and replacing our outdated computers. Your small change can make a big change!
Established by Clarke’s parents in 1996 when 10-year old Clarke Lister died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage. We promote and assist research into causes and treatment of brain haemorrhage and share the useful results for public benefit, as well as providing support services for families affected by brain haemorrhage
Supporting people in Scotland who live with Neurofibromatosis
<p> Co-ordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse (CAADA) is a national charity supporting a strong multi-agency response to domestic abuse. Our work focuses on saving lives and saving public money. CAADA provides practical tools, training, guidance, quality assurance, policy and data insight to support professionals and organisations working with domestic abuse victims. The aim is to protect the highest risk victims and their children - those at risk of murder or serious harm.<p>
CARA assists university lecturers and researchers who are forced to become refugees in the UK. CARA helps them to re establish their lives and careers so that their specialist knowledge and abilities may continue to benefit humankind. In this, its 75th anniversary year CARA is assisting over 140 refugees through subsistance grants and practical support.
Coventry City Mission is committed to proclamation of the Christian Gospel and the relief of poverty throughout Coventry & Warwickshire. We serve the whole community by responding to identified needs, whether they be spiritual, physical, emotional or practical, regardless of age, status or background.
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Credit Action is a national money education charity committed to helping people manage their money better and avoid the pain of over-indebtedness.
Giving refuge and suport to women and children fleeing domestic abuse
Crisis provides counselling and non time-limited support to adults, children and adolescents as needed. They have a team of highly trained professional personnel and provide placements to Counsellors undertaking Diplomas in counselling and contribute to research programmes being developed to reduce and eliminate social, political and environmental threats.
There are more than 6m unpaid carers in the UK supporting family and friends. Carers can often experience feelings of isolation, stress and financial worries which can affect their own health. Through its national network, Crossroads Care helps carers make a life of their own outside caring.
Crossroads Care West Kent offers a range of services for all age groups, disabilities and health conditions. As well as our short breaks service we have a specialist palliative care service, an emergency dementia service and a thriving young carers group. We cover the whole of West Kent.
Crossroads aims to reduce the stress of caring by providing a break from the caring routine. Services throughout Scotland provide practical support where and when it is most needed - usually in home.
Providing support, information and practical help for all bereaved people, children included, over 50 years. Our 6,000 trained volunteers in 130 branches in England, Wales and NI understand grief. Please give generously - we rely on donations for our work. More at www.cruse.org.uk
It offers a free bereavement support service to ANYONE in Scotland, regardless of their loss suffered, age, gender etc. Support is generally through one-to-one face-to-face contact, but in some areas groups are available. Support can be accessed via the helpline number. Full details of services, training and volunteering opportunities can be accessed via the Website.
CST seeks to protect Britain's Jewish community from antisemitism & terrorism, providing physical security, training & advice. We assist victims of antisemitism & monitor hate activity. CST also represents British Jewry to Police, Government & Media on these issues. We rely on charitable donations.
Welsh Women's Aid is campaigning to end domestic abuse. Groups provide services for women and children experiencing domestic abuse. WWA runs the Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline, a free 24 hour, bilingual and confidential service with support and information for those experiencing domestic abuse.
DaBKA formed in 2008, to help and support renal patients in the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Area. The trustees and committee members are all renal patients. So far, we have donated information DVD's and a urinalysis machine to the Doncaster renal unit, as well as subsidising social events for patients.
DAD supports disabled people and carers through the provision of services, support and information, and by tackling issues affecting disabled people both locally and nationally.
deafPLUS is a charity dedicated to enabling deaf and visually impaired people to get the most out of life. We believe passionately that whatever our ability to hear or see we all have the same desire to communicate, share and be happy.
Depression Alliance is the leading UK charity for people with depression. It works to relieve and prevent this treatable condition by providing information, support and understanding to those who are affected by it. It also campaigns to raise awareness amongst the general public about the realities of depression.
DIAL provides a free, confidential information and advice service on all issues affecting disabled people’s everyday lives, to enable and empower individuals to improve their quality of life.
Helping to relieve mental and physical suffering from bereavement or loss by the provision of counselling and support.
We promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to thrive in work and in life.
DrugFAM was established by Elizabeth Burton-Phillips who lost one of her twin sons, Nick, to Heroin. We are open to anyone who is affected by someone else's use or misuse of drugs or and alcohol. We run a telephone helpline, a weekly support group, one to one counselling, advice and information. Please call 0845 8838 53
Drugsline offers schools education (this year we have delivered educational sessions to over 40,000 children), a freephone crisis and support line, a drop-in service, 121 counselling, aftercare groups and support groups for people who are affected by their own or someone else’s addiction. All services share the common goal of educating, encouraging and promoting a lifestyle of abstinence as well as providing high-quality, accessible services for local people and their families. We have been providing services for over 17 years and our unique approach owes much to dialogue with past and present users of the service and is always being reviewed to ensure we quickly meet the needs of whoever reaches out for help. At present the majority of our income is generated by donations and I do hope that you consider Drugsline a charity that you would like to support.
For many carers, taking on a caring role can mean facing poverty, isolation, frustration and ill-health. The Dundee Carers Centre aims to improve the lives of carers, young carers and disabled people through individual and group support, advocacy and training plus information about benefits.
DVIP support women and children who have experienced domestic violence and work to end domestic abuse. We provide services for people who use violence and their victims to help break the cycle of abuse.
Dyslexia Scotland is the voluntary organisation representing the needs and interests of dyslexic people in Scotland.
Samaritans provides confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those with suicidal thoughts. Money is raised to support telephone, face-to-face, email and text-message support as well as outreach and education activities. The Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow branch has around 120 volunteers and answers over 20,000 calls annually.
East Lancashire Deaf Society (ELDS) is a leading Deaf charity in Lancashire. ELDS supports and works with the local Deaf community. ELDS provides a wide range of services:- Family, Community, Youth, Volunteering, Employment, BME and Interpreting service.
East Lancashire Women's Refuge Association has saved over 5,000 women and children since its refuge provision was established in 1976. It runs the largest refuge in Lancashire; delivers excellent community based services; supports telephone helpline; enabling women to make informed choices and empowering them to live free from Domestic Violence.
To provide a range of holistic, culturally sensitive services for the communities of London with a view to improving quality of life and enhancing community cohesion
East Sussex WRAS was established as a voluntary group in 1996, but founder Trevor Weeks has been rescuing wildlife since 1985. The charity was set up to provide a front-line rescue & hospital service for people finding wildlife casualties as well as offering advice and information.
Extension of Mosque, improving relationships between different communities within the Eccles & Salford area and delivering real improvements in community cohesion, and providing help and support to the community
It helps Probation and Cafcass people and their dependants who need money and support when life gets difficult. It is allowed to help people whose job makes them eligible to join Napo. It gives approximately £30,000 a year. Application is strictly confidential.
Elizabeth Finn Care is a national charity that gives direct financial support to individuals in need and through Turn2us helps millions more to gain access to the money available to them in welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help. England & Wales: 207812; Scotland: SC040987.
It provides welfare for kidney patients in and around the Exeter area, Devon, Somerset.
F.A.B.L.E Charity enhances the quality of lives for those with or associated to Epilepsy. This is done by offering support and advice, raising awareness of the condition, distributing information on all aspects of Epilepsy and awarding grants for equipment.
Faith in Families was founded in 1947 as the Catholic Children's Society, Nottingham. We are an Independent Voluntary Adoption Agency and Children's Charity based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, and serving the East Midlands. We work with children and families of any or no faith.
Families' House is dedicated to creating a brighter future for vulnerable children and their families by supporting them with the difficulties they are facing. When family life gets really challenging, Families' House is there to offer that hand of friendship.
Families Need Fathers is a charity providing information and support to separated parents to ensure a child's right to a relationship with both. Support is provided through a national helpline, website, internet forums, branch meetings and parent support workshops. It also campaigns to ensure that both parents are treated equally.
SUPPORTING FAMILIES, CHANGING LIVES, BUILDING FUTURES. Family Resource Centre UK has been working in the children's, young people and family sector for over 20 years. Providing an award winning family information service and a variety of projects and services supporting young people & families.
Family Rights Group advises and campaigns for families in England and Wales whose children are involved with or require social care services. It promotes policies and practices that assist families including grandparents who are raising children who cannot live at home. It works to increase the voice and influence children and their families have over the services they use.
Family Support Centre Shirley offers love, compassion, understanding and support to families and family members . We are there for the vulnerable, for mothers, fathers and children - for the whole family. Our services are for all-comers and are free of charge so that nobody is excluded.
Farm Crisis Network (FCN) provides pastoral and practical support to farming people during periods of anxiety, stress and problems relating to both the farm household and farm business. FCN is a UK network of volunteers from the farming community and rural churches, providing a visiting service and a national Helpline.
FMA UK aims to achieve major change in the way fibromyalgia sufferers are diagnosed, treated and supported. Our national helpline 0844 887 2444; free information packs for the newly diagnosed; free Medical Packs for UK medical professionals and over 100 support groups and helplines around the UK.
<p> Fighting All Cancers Together was established initially as a voluntary organisation in October 2008 by Joanne after her own experiences of breast cancer. With the help of two friends FACT was launched and was so successful that it achieved charity status by June 2009. In it's first year alone it has reached over 5,000 people through awareness and social events.<p> <p> The purpose of FACT is to:-<p> <p> a.. Help, support and provide social opportunities for people going through the cancer journey, their family and friends.<p> <p> b.. Build partnerships with health professionals, statutory bodies, support groups and services, charities and voluntary organisations.<p> <p> c.. Provide education and awareness programmes and events delivered as a road show into schools, colleges and places of work.<p>
First Steps is Derbyshire’s only eating disorder charity. We support people all over Derbyshire and the surrounding areas who are affected by eating difficulties and disorders. We offer support to people ALL AGES who have been affected by ANY TYPE OF EATING DIFFICULTY OR DISORDER.
It enhances the lives of people who are working, or have worked, in the UK furnishing industry and who are facing financial hardship or a personal crisis. It provides grants for desperately needed one-off items and weekly grants for individuals, couples and families suffering ongoing hardship.
Flights for Life is a registered charity based at Wickenby Airfield in Lincolnshire. The charity has been set up with the aim of providing sick and terminally ill children with the opportunity to experience the magic of flight in a vintage aircraft.
Footprints trains volunteers from the community to mentor men and women on their release from prison to help support them as they resettle into the community.
Forces Support Charity provides 'hands on' practical support for the families of Service Personnel lost to war. We aim to provide the type of help the lost member of the family would have provided. All household and garden maintenance.
It helps women who have been gravely or persistently maltreated by their partner or other family member, and their children. It runs a Support Centre for drop in advice and counselling, and a 22 unit refuge for women and their children who have fled domestic violence.
The Free Representation Unit (FRU) is a charity dedicated to the provision of free legal representation to those who cannot afford paid legal representation, before Tribunals in the Greater London area where legal-aid is unavailable. Founded in 1972, FRU is one of the country's foremost providers of free legal service.
It assists the charitable working of Aberdeen Citizens Advice Bureau so that they may provide advice and assistance to clients of the Bureau, providing equipment and supporting volunteers and staff of Aberdeen CAB. It raises funds and receives contributions from any persons or organisations.
Raising funds in order to provide additional equipment and facilities for patients and staff at Danetre Community Hospital that cannot be provided by the NHS. Our volunteers are our greatest asset!
We are an Isle of Man based charity dedicated to raising funds for Robert Owen House, a b&b facility in the grounds of the Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital where relatives and carers of patients there can stay in secure, friendly and close accommodation. Visit www.robertowenhouse.org for more.
The FutureSense Foundation supports volunteer work that contributes to community development in some of the poorest regions of the world. We partner with over 100 non-profit organisations and local charities to address a range of critical development issues. By providing financial support and human resources for livelihood support, education and child welfare programmes, we strive to make a positive impact in underprivileged communities in Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe.
The vision of The Gate is to be a non-judgemental, compassionate and confidential support centre; to inform and promote well-being by coming alongside women and their partners who live and work in Westminster, in crisis pregnancy and pre or post-termination or following a miscarriage.
The Gauchers Association was formed in 1991 to meet the needs of those suffering from Gaucher disease. It provides information about Gaucher disease to families and medical advisors. It encourages and raises funds for medical research. It publishes a half yearly newsletter, maintains an up to date website and holds an bi-annual conference.
George House Trust is the HIV charity for the North West of England. It provides support for people living with HIV in the region, together with support for carers and children affected by HIV. As this logo shows, the George House Trust is dedicated to proving that there is "still life with HIV".
Get Connected is a free telephone, email and webchat helpline service finding young people the best help whatever the problem. Available anywhere in the UK, 1pm - 11pm every day, we can provide free connections to local or national services, and text information to caller's mobile phones. Get Connected's vision is that every young person in the UK can find the help they need to support their emotional and physical wellbeing. There are 11 million young people in the UK. In Get Connected's survey of 2006, 4 out of 5 of young people didn't know where to turn with their problems. Get Connected is the free helpline for these young people, who know they need help but don't know where to find it. With Helpline Workers trained to support each young person in their unique situation and help them choose the best service from over 13,000 in the UK, Get Connected is the vital gateway between a distressing confusing problem the young person can't solve on their own and the service that can help them solve it. Crucially, the connection we make for each young person to their chosen source of help is free as well.
The project to fund a National Memorial for Organ Donors to be based at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire and to fund regional memorials across the UK. Part of the Donor Family Network and supported by the Department of Health
Gingerbread: The national charity working with single parent families.
Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the UK's commonest life-threatening infection in newborn babies and yet most of these dreadful infections are preventable - easily, simply and cheaply. Please help Group B Strep Support inform pregnant women & health professionals how to do this and save tiny lives.
GUCH Patients Association helps young people and adults who were born with a heart condition. It provides information and advice services and organises conferences and events to educate, raise awareness and combat isolation.
HAPIS IS NETWORK OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPPORTS FOR NEW PARENTS IN THE HIGHLANDS AFFECTED BY POSTNATAL DEPRESSION .OR OTHER MOOD DISORDERS AT THIS TIME IT IS A REGISTERED CHARITY RUN BY VOLUNTEERS AND PAID SESSION WORKERS AND RELIES ON DONATIONS AS IT RAISES ALL ITS OWN FUNDING
Creating a world where everyone wins through providing education in Human Relations
Coming Home is Haig Housing Trust's charity campaign to raise funds for specially adapted housing for injured and disabled Service personnel in need of rebuilding their lives. See www.coming-home.org.uk for more information and see how your donation will make a huge contribution to people’s lives.
Half the Sky supports orphans in China through infant nurture and preschool programs, personalised learning for older children, and loving permanent family care and medical care for children with disabilities. Because every child matters, and every child should have a chance for a bright future.
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential, non-judgmental, emotional support to anyone with feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. The Harrogate branch takes over 15000 calls each year by phone, e-mail or at the door, costing £100 a day.
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential, non-judgmental, emotional support to anyone experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. The Harrow branch receives over 40,000 calls a year - by phone, e-mail or visit - and is entirely reliant on voluntary support.
We aim to provide activities, trips and events for children and their families who have suffered the death of a parent or sibling and raise awareness of the support network that is available to bereaved children and their families, and providing vital information for bereaved families.
The Haven Wolverhampton aims to provide support to women and dependent children who are vulnerable to domestic violence, homelessness and abuse.
We are dedicated to serving Jews of all ages regardless of religious background or affiliation. Havenpoint operate two Chabad Community Centres in London.
Headway Cardiff provides support and services to people with an acquired brain injury, their families and carers in south east Wales. It offers information, advice, support, counselling, a carer's group, a specialist day centre and a young persons' community based social reintegration programme.
Headway Guernsey supports islanders and their families, who are living with a brain injury. It provides services that bring people together in a supportive and positive environment. Headway Guernsey supports them on their road to recovery.
Headway Jersey supports islanders and their families, who are living with a brain injury. Our centre provides an environment and services which enable members to learn new skills, gain confidence and coping strategies to deal with everyday situations that most people take for granted.
Headway Newry assists people with brain injuries, their families and carers
Headway Swindon & District provides support to people with brain injury, their families and carers. Through cognitive and social rehabilitation they encourage and Support people with brain injury to attain the highest possible quality of life and assist them to independent living.
Damage to the brain can affect the whole person. Memory problems, personality changes, lack of self confidence and physical difficulties are just a few of the effects. Headway supports people with a brain injury and their families who are coping with the aftermath of such a traumatic event.
Help & Care is an independent people centred organisation working with older people, carers and local communities in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and surrounding areas since 1985. We offer a holistic range of services and activities aimed at maintaining independance and quality of life.
Helping the homeless and those threatened with homelessness in Lancashire. Providing advice, support, accommodation-finding, food and furniture to people with housing needs. Also provides a mediation and mentoring service for young people and their families.
HGF is a family-run foundation, led by the youth of the family. They are passionate about helping disadvantaged areas of society, and provide financial and human resources to charities already making a huge difference both in the UK and abroad.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation manages funds for individuals and organisations wanting to support charities in the County. The money from these funds, in addition to the Foundation's general fundraising activities, enables it to make grants to local charities and voluntary groups, helping them to manage projects benefiting the communities they serve.
Hilltop Aid is a registered charity that promotes independence for women and children faced with homelessness through advice, practical and emotional supports leading to appropriate accommodation,training and employment www.hilltopaid.org
Hold out a Hand is a South Wales-based charity set up in 2007 to provide free bereavement support. We are working to help every bereaved person to re-build a life full of opportunity and choice by helping them to find life beyond their grief. PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THE BEREAVED. Thank you.
Holidays with Help provides respite care breaks for people with disabilities and their carers who would not be able to take a break without support. The charity receives no grants, is self-funded and the trustees and helpers including the medical team, are all volunteers.
Home Start Babergh provides a unique service offering friendship, support and practical help to parents with young children throughout the Babergh area via a network of fully-trained volunteers.
Home-Start Nottingham is a Voluntary organisation that helps parents build better lives for their children.
Home-Start Teesside helps parents build better lives for their children. Trained volunteers provide practical and emotional support to parents with at least one child under 5, who are struggling and who may be suffering from depression, disability, bereavement, isolation, multiple births.
Home-Start is a family support charity. We help families who are reaching breaking point because of isolation, bereavement, illness, poverty, and more. Children miss out on the most important years of their life because of family crisis. With Home-Start support their childhood can start now
Established in May 2007 Hope 4 Kidz gives children a sense of hope and support, the wellbeing of youngsters who require various degrees of extra care, whether they are suffering from a physical or mental disability, living with a serious/prolonged illness, or need respite from poverty/abuse.
Hostage UK supports hostages and their families, during and after a kidnap. We provide pastoral and practical help and have a team of professional pro bono advisors. We also advise organisations on improving their support, and campaign for better understanding of kidnapping trends.
ia is a UK registered charity whose primary aim is to help people who have to undergo surgery which involves the removal of their colon (colectomy) and the creation of either an ileostomy or an ileo-anal pouch.
icandance - ballet for special people icandance is a London based charity that caters for people with social, emotional, physical and cognitive disability and mixes ballet and free movement to encourage creativity, social interaction and confidence in each dancer.
We provide welfare advice and support to members and former members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and dependants, in times of need. We have a free legal helpline, redundancy support and grants towards a range of purposes including disability, care and respite costs.
Integrating Children is a registered charity in Durham providing support to children with disabilities to access activities of their choice in the local community. It ensures children with disabilities have equal opportunities whilst ensuring they are safe and have enjoyable experiences.
Intercountry Adoption Centre exists to provide independent, accurate information and advice to anyone in the UK considering adopting a child from abroad.
ISAS assists anyone of Irish birth or descent through our projects in West/South London by organising weekly Pensioners Groups, advice on welfare, legal and health matters. ISAS raised over £1.2 million in extra income for clients, supporting 1500 people during 2008. You can help celebrating 40 years by volunteering or making a donation.
Islington Mind offers high quality services to local residents with mental health problems. It helps people recover after having a breakdown by helping them get back into work, gain new skills such as computer skills and support people to speak up for themselves and develop their self esteem. It also has a helpline
The James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer is the UK’s leading specialist kidney cancer charity. It seeks to help reduce the harm caused by kidney cancer by increasing knowledge and awareness, providing patient information and by supporting research into the causes, prevention and treatment of the disease.
The Refuge is a confidential service which offers support, advice and safe accommodation to victims of domestic violence 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We offer the opportunity to talk in confidence about what is happening. You do not have to stay at the Refuge to receive our support.
A telephone support line for those who are in crisis or have a problem and need a "listening ear". For both the Jewish and wider community.
Jewish Women's Aid helps women and children in the Jewish community affected by domestic violence. It offers a safe refuge, support services in the community, a free telephone helpline and counselling. It raises awareness about domestic violence so those in need know where to go for help, understanding and support.
Jigsaw works in Mansfield and Ashfield providing services designed to be the common sense way to help people retain choices and get access to the right services. It does this through support, volunteer befriending, signposting as well as many add ons such as recreational activities and lunches.
We are a local voluntary Cancer Support registered charity in Warrington All our services Free to anyone affected by cancer. Patient Relative Carer Friend Bereaved Our services are Counselling Holistic/Beauty Therapies Activities Art & Craft CardMaking One to One Support, Relaxation Social events
The Trust aims to help parents bereaved of a child in the Huddersfield, Halifax and Mirfield areas. We aim to assist parents in paying for headstones and funeral expenses, with other financial issues being addressed on an individual basis.
The One Stop Shop for Jewish Volunteering. JVN works across the community and throughout the UK with individuals and organisations promoting volunteering and volunteering opportunities.
Working in prisons, shelters, embassies and businesses, The KC is an educational charity, teaching a deep spiritual practice encompassing study and personal growth. Helps individuals of all backgrounds achieve their potential across all levels of society.